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DOTD Program Specialist 4 (Airport Inspector)

Salary

$4,099.00 - $8,044.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

88/50691144/DPS4/01.13.26-BH

Department

DOTD-Engineering & Operations

Division

Section 88

Opening Date

01/13/2026

Closing Date

1/20/2026 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

88/50691144/DPS4/01.13.26-BHSection 88 - Aviation (Airport Inspector)

This position is responsible for managing a program which includes engineering, maintenance, construction, and safety aspects of public use airports in the Louisiana Airport System. This position is also responsible for coordinating with airport officials and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in order to ensure compliance with state guidelines. This position is primarily assigned to a region of the state; however, the incumbent of this position may be assigned to other locations around the state as needed or as directed.

Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency:

http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside\_LaDOTD/Divisions/Mgmt\_Finance/HR/Pages/Career\_Center.aspx

Minimum Qualifications

Five years of experience in the development, implementation, or administration of a transportation or safety program; or in engineering, architecture, geography, human resources, financial operations, information technology, risk management, policy planning, or administrative services; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus two years of experience in the development, implementation, or administration of a transportation or safety program; or in engineering, architecture, geography, human resources, financial operations, information technology, risk management, policy planning, or administrative services; OR

A bachelor's degree plus two years of experience in the development, implementation, or administration of a transportation or safety program; or in engineering, architecture, geography, human resources, financial operations, information technology, risk management, policy planning, or administrative services; OR

An advanced degree plus one year of experience in the development, implementation, or administration of a transportation or safety program; or in engineering, architecture, geography, human resources, financial operations, information technology, risk management, policy planning, or administrative services.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:

Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=172480) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

+ Manages, directs, implements, and evaluates state aviation transportation development programs on the regional level to achieve multimodal transportation goals and objectives.

+ Assists in the annual prioritization of airport capital improvement projects and associated federal and state funding for recommendation to the Commissioner of Multimodal Commerce.

+ Conducts thorough physical reviews of runways, taxiways, lighting systems, approach clearances, navigational aids, service facilities, obstruction analysis and other areas that may pose a hazard to public safety.

+ Reports discrepancies to airport management and airport sponsors and enters all appropriate data into the federal airport data information portal.

+ Reviews airport layout plans and airport master plans.

+ Reviews and recommends approval of all applications for airport, heliport and vertiport landing area registration in accordance with federal and state statutes, regulations, guidelines and policies.

+ Coordinates with the Federal Aviation Administration officials on all aspects of standardized criterion for airport safety standards.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment type: This position may be filled as either a probational appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency-wide permanent status employees); or by detail to special duty.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

* Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy please contact:

LaToya Joseph

DOTD Program Specialist 4

Phone: 225-379-3039

[email protected] ([email protected])

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is an equal employment opportunity employer and serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities. DOTD does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, or pregnancy, and prohibits harassment of any type.

Information on the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available -https://www.laworks.net/workforcedev/lrs/lrs\_main.asp.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

01

Are you a permanent LA-DOTD employee?

+ Yes

+ No

02

Are you a probational LA-DOTD employee?

+ Yes

+ No

03

Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana?

+ Yes

+ No

04

If so, for which state agency(ies) do you/did you work and during what time period(s)? If not, indicate "NA".

05

To ensure compliance with PPM #9, DOTD Nepotism Policy, please list the name and relationship with any immediate family members that are currently employed by the LA-DOTD. Please type "N/A" if there are no immediate family members?

06

What are your career interests?

07

Do you have experience in Airport/Aviation Project Management or Planning?

+ Yes

+ No

08

Do you have experience in working with the Federal Aviation Administration or Airport Project Management?

+ Yes

+ No

09

Do you have experience in Aviation Project Management processes?

+ Yes

+ No

Required Question

Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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